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herd

/ herd /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
Type of:
animal group
Kinds of:
remuda
noun Sense 2
a group of wild animals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
Type of:
animal group
verb Sense 3
move together, like a herd
Type of:
crowd crowd together
Derived:
ruck
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
"We herded the children into a spare classroom"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
overcrowd
Derived:
crowd crowding ruck herder herdsman
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
keep, move, or drive animals
"Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?"
Type of:
keep
Kinds of:
wrangle
Derived:
herder herdsman drover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
"his brilliance raised him above the ruck"
"the children resembled a fairy herd"
Type of:
multitude throng concourse
Derived:
crowd
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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animal group remuda crowd crowd together move displace overcrowd keep wrangle multitude throng concourse